Kopp, Charles M. "Chuck"

Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of CSHB 195(FIN), retitling physician assistants as physician associates and revising pharmacist practice; the override carried 43-17.

June 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted in a July 2019 joint session to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item budget vetoes. The 37-1 tally fell eight votes short of the 45 votes needed.

July 10, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill proposing that only the Legislature, by statute, could designate a state water body as an outstanding national resource water (House Bill 138). The bill died in committee.

April 17, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Led House Bill 210, which expands workers' compensation for firefighters who develop job-related diseases and changes disability and medical benefits under the public employee retirement system. The House passed it 40-0 in May 2026.

May 7, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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In joint session Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 183, expanding the powers of the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee and the legislative audit division; the override carried 43-16.

August 2, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Kopp voted against final passage of CSSSHB 44(STA), the legislative ethics, conflict-of-interest and per diem bill, in the 30th Legislature.

April 8, 2017Opposes Anti-Corruption

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Led a broad Alaska criminal-law rewrite covering homicide, assault, stalking, and sexual abuse of a minor, plus sentencing and parole changes. It also created a program letting victims keep their home address confidential (House Bill 239).

June 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Led House Bill 210, which expands workers' compensation for firefighters who develop job-related diseases and changes disability and medical benefits under the public employee retirement system. The House passed it 40-0 in May 2026.

May 7, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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As prime sponsor Kopp introduced HB 287 in the 31st Legislature, funding Village Public Safety Officer grants; the bill reached House Finance.

March 21, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a bill changing how certain police officers and firefighters take part in Alaska's public employee retirement plans, and their medical, disability, and death benefits (House Bill 79). It reached the House Rules Committee.

March 18, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Kopp's HB 12 in the 31st Legislature, revising Alaska's protective order law, was enacted as Chapter 7 SLA 19 with Kopp as prime sponsor.

June 10, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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As prime sponsor Kopp introduced HB 10 in the 31st Legislature, setting sentencing for controlled substance possession; the bill stalled in House Judiciary.

April 12, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Led Alaska House Bill 216 as prime sponsor (lead author); it became law in 2018 as Chapter 21, SLA 18. The law changed rules on restitution - money offenders pay their victims - and created a restorative justice account fed by transfers from the state dividend fund. That account pays crime victims, the Violent Crimes Compensation Board, domestic violence and sexual assault programs, mental health and substance abuse treatment for offenders, and incarceration costs.

June 14, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Kopp voted for final passage of HCS CSSB 54(FIN) am H, the crime, sentencing, probation and parole bill that rolled back parts of SB 91, in the 30th Legislature's fourth special session.

November 7, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of HCS CSSB 21(L&C), establishing the Alaska Work and Save retirement savings program and a Permanent Fund Dividend investment account; the House split 24-16 and the combined 39-21 tally left the veto in place.

June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 78(FIN), offering public employees and teachers a choice between defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans; the House split 21-19 and the veto was sustained.

May 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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As prime sponsor Kopp introduced HB 13 in the 31st Legislature, attaching a work requirement to medical assistance; the bill stalled in House Health and Social Services.

February 20, 2019Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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As prime sponsor Kopp introduced HB 356 in the 30th Legislature, attaching a work requirement to medical assistance; the bill stalled in House Health and Social Services.

February 16, 2018Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 41 am H on mental health education in public schools; the House split 22-18 and the combined 38-22 tally fell short of the 40 votes needed.

June 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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In joint session Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 57(FIN) am S, the education package covering maximum classroom sizes, charter schools, student transportation funding and the base student allocation; the override carried 46-14 and the bill became Chapter 5 SLA 25.

May 20, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

In joint session Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 69(FIN), the bill raising Alaska's base student allocation; the House split 21-19 and the combined 33-27 tally left the veto in place.

April 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

In joint session Kopp voted to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item vetoes of Alaska Marine Highway System operations and school construction aid in SCS CSHB 2001(FIN) am S; the House voted 24-14 and the 37-20 combined tally fell short of the 45 required.

January 24, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

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As prime sponsor Kopp introduced HJR 17 in the 31st Legislature, urging that tribes be allowed to use federal education money; it stalled in the House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs.

April 22, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

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Kopp voted against final passage of CSHB 115(FIN) am, the bill establishing a state personal income tax tied to Permanent Fund dividend payments, in the 30th Legislature.

April 15, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of SCS CSHB 52(FIN), setting rights for minors evaluated or treated at psychiatric hospitals and limiting seclusion and restraint; the House split 22-18 and the veto was sustained 36-24.

June 19, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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As prime sponsor Kopp introduced HB 221 in the 31st Legislature, granting state recognition to Alaska's tribes; it passed the House and reached Senate State Affairs.

March 18, 2020Supports Civil Rights

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In joint session Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of SB 113, which apportioned taxable income of highly digitized businesses under the Alaska Net Income Tax Act; the House split 21-19 and the veto stood 35-25.

January 22, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill proposing to let public utilities add a surcharge to customer bills to recover the cost of major new investments (House Bill 328).

February 23, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

Introduced a bill to allow railroad land to be used for public purposes (House Bill 142). It stalled in the House Transportation Committee after one hearing.

March 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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As prime sponsor Kopp introduced HB 263 in the 31st Legislature, providing for transfer of rail property to the state; the bill stalled in House Resources.

February 21, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Led a resolution (House Joint Resolution 38) stating that the Alaska Railroad wrongly obtained land rights over private property and urging Congress to help protect those owners' property rights. It passed the House and stalled in Senate Transportation.

April 24, 2018Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

In the 31st Legislature Kopp chaired the House Rules Committee, chaired the House free conference committee on SB 241, and co-chaired the House Village Public Safety Officer working group.

July 31, 2026

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Kopp served as Majority Leader of the Alaska House of Representatives in the 34th Legislature and as Vice Chair of both the House Judiciary and House Rules committees.

July 31, 2026

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Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of HB 314 am S, regulating registered interior designers alongside architects, engineers and surveyors; the override carried 45-15.

June 19, 2026

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Kopp voted to override the Governor's veto of HCS CSSB 64(FIN) am H, the elections omnibus covering voter registration, election administration, campaign contributions and election crimes; the House split 23-17 and the veto was sustained 38-22.

May 4, 2026

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Sponsored a bill to limit when the Alaska Railroad may shut landowners out of railroad easement land, proposing the railroad exclude others only for railroad purposes (House Bill 136).

March 27, 2026

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

Kopp voted to override the Governor's line-item vetoes of two appropriations in the conference version of HB 53, the state operating budget; the joint session overrode those line items 45-14.

August 2, 2025

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Kopp sponsored HJR 11 in the 34th Legislature, a resolution recognizing the Alaska-Canada relationship that became Legislative Resolve 5.

July 16, 2025

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 6, 2026

On the opening day of the 34th Legislature Kopp voted to elect Bryce Edgmon Speaker of the House, the organizing vote that seated the multipartisan House majority coalition.

January 21, 2025

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

In joint session Kopp voted to override Governor Dunleavy's line-item vetoes of the operating budget, CCS SS HB 39; the House voted 23-1 and the 37-1 combined tally fell short of the 45 votes required, so the vetoes stood.

July 10, 2019

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Introduced a bill rewriting Alaska's alcohol laws, covering licenses and permits, rules for makers, wholesalers, retailers and shippers, the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, and alcohol-related offenses (House Bill 357). The bill stalled in the House Labor and Commerce Committee.

February 16, 2018

Source: akleg.gov · researched July 31, 2026

Kopp voted no on April 12, 2017, when the Alaska House passed its version of Senate Bill 26 by 22-18. The bill took money from Permanent Fund earnings to help pay for state government and set the yearly dividend at $1,250 for two years.

April 12, 2017

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Kopp voted against final passage of CSHB 111(FIN), the oil and gas production tax, payments and credits overhaul, in the 30th Legislature.

April 10, 2017

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As prime sponsor Kopp introduced HB 93 in the 30th Legislature, addressing Alaska Railroad rights of way; the bill stalled in House Resources.

January 30, 2017

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Governor Sarah Palin appointed Chuck Kopp, then the former Kenai chief of police, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Public Safety, the same day she removed Commissioner Walt Monegan.

July 11, 2008

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Kopp resigned as Alaska Commissioner of Public Safety effective immediately after two weeks in the post, days after he acknowledged publicly that a 2005 sexual harassment complaint filed while he was Kenai chief of police had resulted in a letter of reprimand from the City of Kenai.

July 25, 2008

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